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Articles in June-July, 2002 issue of VFW Magazine

• U.S. Navy's greatest postwar accident
  by Robert Naumann
• Web site offers job licensing help
  by Tim Dyhouse
• VA vows to end claims backlog: automation, teamwork and more staff are key to reducing the 650,000 VA compensation claims clogging the system
  by John L. Davis
• Republic of Korea Medal update
• Bills could hurt veterans preference when applying for employment
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Continental Army veterans: from outcasts to icons: despite contemporary popular history, our Revolutionary War veteran-forefathers were not always perceived by the public as heroes. This is a sobering reminder during this primetime of patriotism
  by John Resch
• Army Special Forces turns 50
• Gulf War POWs sue Iraq
• Assaulting `suicide Hill': in June and July 1952, outfits of the 45th and 2nd Infantry divisions fought a frustrating fray for Hill 266, better known as Old Baldy
  by Gary Turbak
• U.S. Korea Defense Service Medal still alive in Congress despite Pentagon inaction
• National Defense Service Medal issued
• Tops in commemorating the Korean War: the Department of Arizona was the first to have all its Posts officially commemorate the Korean War. But South Dakota wasn't far behind
  by Shannon Hanson
• Travel site sources for military buffs
• Pentagon relocates MIA family update
• Seeking refuge at Benilde Hall: homeless veterans find the atmosphere of a Kansas City shelter most rewarding. It serves as a model for others to emulate
  by Janie Blankenship
• Keeping the flame alive: America's sense of unity and purpose must prevail for the long-term if the nation is to see the terrorism war through to victory
  by James N. Goldsmith
• Korean War Armistice Day
• Gulf vets seek frozen Iraqi assets
• Don't become an exercise dropout: want to get in better shape, but can't stick with any program? Try this advice
  by Norman Brown
• Hezbollah: knowing our enemies
• National Bell Ringing Ceremony
• Navy, Marine WWII POWs get back pay
• Three Civil War battlefields to see near Nashville: Stones River, Franklin and Nashville saw a great deal of bloodshed during this divisive war. Here's a look at some of the remaining landmarks
  by Janie Blankenship
• Airmen ground troops overlooked
  by Adam J. Jensen
• Recognizing military firefighters
• Attack on America: Dutch Harbor 60 years later: this may come as a surprise, but the nation was attacked twice during WWII. The second time was at the "Pearl Harbor of the North" in the Aleutian Islands. The National Park Service is making sure
  by Shannon Hanson
• VFW members keep the spirit of Flag Day alive
• Tribute to minesweeper sailors
• Canadian government anti-military?
• `Silent option': Navy's elite SEALs: for 40 years, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, the SEALs have combatted the nation's enemies, be they Communists or terrorists. Though small in numbers, their lethal efficiency in combat is legendary
  by Barry R. Bishop
• Campaign medal for Korean War a VFW qualifier for 52 years
• Saga of the St. Paul
  by Kenneth A. Van Camp
• Job-training bill urges accountability
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Reunions & claims
• Green Berets now in Georgia: U.S. Special Forces are training Georgian soldiers to fight radical Muslims. The mission could benefit other U.S. interests as well
  by Tim Dyhouse